Journal-bearing.



No. 656,0I7. Patented Aug. I4, I900.

G. FULTON.-

JOURNAL BEARING.

(Application filed June 14, 1900.)

(No Model UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE FULTON, OF ROODHOUSE, ILLINOIS.

JOURNAL-BEARING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 656,017, dated August14, 1900. Application filed June 14, 1900. Serial No- 20340. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may 00ncern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE FULTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Roodhouse, in the county of Greene and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in J ournal-Bearings;and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

Myinvention has relation to improvements in antifriction noiselessjournal-bearings.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, durable, andinexpensive journal bearing, which will be perfectly noiseless and whichwill reduce to a minimum the friction between the movable part and thatwith which it engages, and, further, to provide a bearing in which theparts maybe readily removed and replaced when worn or injured.

With this and other minor objects in view the invention consists incertain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularlypointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a section of abearing embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 is an end view thereof.

In the drawings the same reference characters indicate the same parts ofthe invention.

1 denotes the bearing-section proper, made of malleable iron or someother suitable material and provided with a curved face 2 for thereception of the journal. Opening through this face upon oppositejsidesof the centerof the bearing are transverse parallel grooves 3, in whichare j ournaled friction-rollers 4,made of brass or other preferredmaterial, and removably mounted so as to be slipped endwise orlongitudinally into and out of the grooves, so that a worn or injuredroller may be readily removed and a new roller substituted therefor 5denotes a central transverse dovetailed recess or a recess the entranceto which is of less width than its base, which also opens through thesaid curved face 2 and extends between and in parallel relation with thegrooves 3. In this recess is slipped endwise a stick 6 of Babbitt orlike metal, having a curved surface 7 to engage the rotating part, andthis curved surface lies in the arc of a circle that touches theoutermost points of the friction-rollers. This stick 6 is also removablymounted, so that a new stick may be readily substituted for a worn orinjured stick whenever necessary or desirable.

The invention may be applied to any desired form or type of bearing andprovides a simple, cheap, and durable antifriction-bearing, which isperfectly noiseless and in which the parts mostsubject to Wear may bequickly and conveniently removed and replaced by new parts.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In ajournal-bearing, a bearing-section having a curved face to receivethe journal, a central transverse dovetailed recess opening through saidcurved face, and grooves also opening through the curved face upon oppo=site sides of and parallel with said recess, in combination withfriction-rollers journaled in the grooves and adapted to be slipped intoor out of the same by an endwise movement, and a dovetailed stick ofBabbitt or like metal removably mounted in the recess and having acurved face which is in the arc of a circle that touches the outermostpoints of the rollers, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

GEO. FULTON Witnesses:

J. W. OAsEY, W. P. LITTON.

